Shore



Jan. 20 1925. LSEXS P. DE LANE SHORE Filed Oct, 31, 1923 2 Sheets-Shea?I2 Patentecl'Jan. 20,`

l pasear. vDEfrzii'rr'n.,gbr nomineren rAnincALIronNIA.

i Apiicauon mea'oetbe'f 31, leaajserialjm. 671,546.

To all/whom concern: u v n. v

,f Be it knownthat I, PAscAL. DE LANnga subject ofthe lKing-of Italy,'residing at n vother-'nf which is.'v `with ak transverse HuntingtonPark, in the county otLosfAnlgeles `andState of California, haveinvented certain new and useful;A Improvements in Shores, of whichthelfollowin .is afspecication, reference being had'to t `e accompanyingdrawings.

' A This invention relates toy improvements in shores and lmore*particularly to anximprovement in a. clam for securing together.vrelatively` adjustab e sections.. ot' a shore 'used -for supportingplatformsror the like.4

An importantk bje'ct of the invention is `to provide a device ofthisicharacterwhich vis very easily loosened l'to enable adjustment of.thesections of the shore and which may be very inexpensively produced.v

A still,- furtherfobj to yprovide a device ofythis characterwwhich willbedurable and effcientin service anda general improvement in thev art. l

' These and other1 objects lI- attain by the 'construction shown in' theaccompanying drawingswherein for the purpose .of-'illus- .F'gure 1 is asideelevation-oa strutnconstructed in-accordance with lmy invention; v

V- Figure 2 is a erspective of one section,` of

tl'ieclamping co lar; i v

, Figure 3 is -a perspective ofthe other section of the clamping collar.Figure 4 is a detailview showing .the construction of the lower 'end'.othe-end wall .to

prevent cutting of the supports. A y i Figure 5 is an elevation of adifferenttype of v.clamps yem,-

of shore showing the type ployedwith this shore; l y

Figure Gis a perspectiveview of one of the clamp sections; l

AFigure-7 is a perspectiveview of the other Figure 8 is a secti Figure5;

Figure 9 is a section showing the construction of the' upper-.edges ofkthe yendl-wall of the section 14; and I y Figure 10 isa section on theline 10'10 of F1gure 5.

Figure 11 is a section similar to that shown in Figure 9 showing theconstruction of the upper edge of the section .13.

eferring now more particularly to the drawings, the numerals 10 and 11represent ect of. theinventionis v.I norder l e yduring placementthereofspikes 244 will y relativelyadjustabklsections{of/2a kshore con-.sisting of verticallyy disposed beams, one of ywhich is adaptedtoabutlthefshore and fthe provided .atl its upper end acter. While' the,upper andylower beams are shown inzthe presentinstane. as consisting ofa single timber either ofthese beams l n eadjportion 12 "for, sup'- v,porting an overhead ,structure of 'any charor both :may be composed of.aplur'ality of timbers if so desired.

Incombl fation with thefadjustablefshore sections `Iiprowl'fideV aclamping collar or collars C, each otwhich is formed yin two ,sections13and114`. The section 14 consists of .side-wall 16 is provided, with afurcation-,l

forming at the upper and lower ends of the wall klarms118, the ends ofwhich aref-bent ,back upon .themselves and riveted to provide loops 19the purpose of which willpresently appear. The section 13 consists ofarear wall l20` provided at its side edges withl side walls 21, theupperand lower edges of'wlich inclinenpwardly from the rear wallv20and areprovided at their reeends with loops 22 yformed `by reverting the'`en'ds ofY thek side walls. vThese side walls are of a width equal tothe width of the turca-tion 17 -The. angle of the side walls 21 issimilar tothe angleof the 4side wall lse that lwhen therear lwallsy 20and'15' are arranged inparallelism, as

shore,l these v*arms willhave thesame angle and the ends ofthe arms21w1ll'engage within the fu'rcation formed in the' wall, `156.

forced into the loops the vwalls 2O and 15 will vbe drawn toward oneanother thereby' drawthey. willbe when they are engaged withoppositesidesof the assembled sections of ythe.

ingthe `sections 10.and 11 of the shore into 'i lirm;` engagement so asto prevent slipping thereof.

`'tofprevent slipping of thejcollars preferably be driven into the shoresections 10 and 11. These spikes Jfurther assist in supporting theweight which is placed upon the clamp and since the lower edge of thewalls 15 and 2() will come into veryy firm engagement with the spikes,the upper edges `of wall 20 andthe lower. edge of the wall i1-'5 "are`4rounded;` -as indicatedah 25515150 that they'willnotcut the spikes. By'emp ploying an inclined collar ofthis Character' fthe lsections ofthe;,shorefmayybe very firIn-; .clamped together `and atv they sametime4 t ej clampI is so constructed that av lvery i slight relativemovementof the shores will .Olite-'rf .01', free I, `.1Sf"f the'lOPS 19idQQ' will k be vvso constructed that when thelofo'psareini-as'serblevdrelation the includedangle formedby 'a continuation ofthe` outer walls] n will be the same' "as lthe included angle of-theea'u'sefthe sections to -bind irmly'fupon' the wallsthereonthilisassnring against an1 real slippage .off :th'ej 'shore`f`sec't1,os; g The wedgefso that the vwedge."'will contact rnly Invsuch"instances' the .upper section 11 Tof fm-yin@ arrangement l ofr`'the'fclamp .Since upon downward movement ofthe. upper'ysec- 'e tion thevropposite faces vof "the "shore" aresimult'anepusly moved"down'vvardly--` `and" aceofrdi'ngl'37 a clampfsuch as shown in'Figur'estoi 3 inclusive would shift downwardly with 'the Qupperf` sectionf'thef-fshor'ei) 'The' sections 13 and 14vofthegclarnp*Cfarf'acfcordingly sof' constructed fth'at-v theA sidewalls T16 and 2l thereofAare at right anglesto the f-rear walls 15and'205as1nore elearly shown Yinl 'Figure' 1",' and Vthe" vc'la'lnp when L applied "ins'teadof being'uponv a slant is horizontally f jThe; ends of the7lo'o'psffl9 are el"arranged in. the""san 1e"verticalfplanejand?" v k tlie'entlsofthelofops 22 arelprovidedawith a'nincline -corre'spondin to thevinclination of inthefivedge.'23;:Asft iswedge `isl driven "downwardly.thef sections of fthe -rclan'lp j are'v drawntogethergtf draw"againstopposit'e "'tion`s of, both ,c amp sectionsfl yand-'14 fOritfwi'll be"obviousfthat-inorderto perform any" function the spikesQfwll have'to be arranged' above" these *clampingy ",sections. vf'*I`h'e"f'loweij'edgesof the vlower lo'ops'19 and thjef-loopfs 22areroundedE andV further L f S'lks 2 4" are 'driven benetlf these;rounded Q'Ihfe-'latter spikes will 'prevent-p downward' movement oftheclamp upon vthe-section 10 while the former will necessitate downwardmovement of the clam before the sections portionsfinto the side facesofltl'le shore .10.

fvvith thewallsV off thefclainp have a; tendencyto lpivotuponthe''spikes` form an Lbyy this pivoting movement ywill cause the.bights :of the loops thereof to bindv very tightly against `the wedge,the binding'v 'iactlon 1ncreasing in yproportion to thetend-I nlencyofthe outer orrear walls of the' claxnp 'sections 'to movedownwardly. Y v

lVhileI have herein illustrated the' p specific embodimentsfof'myinvention which *understood that'ftlIe-struct'ure herein" shown yiscapableof somechange' and modification "without in 'any'v finann'e'rdeparting' rornf'the .Y yspirit v`of my') invention; and I accordinglydo Y 1'.; A-'clarnp for f shores comprising lof sections havingI'paralleli.end .Wallsl'and e parallel;V sidewallsaftr4 an angle to'such: lend fwallsgthef incline ofthe Side -Wallsofsaid sections tovtheir"respective end walls being ereby the end walls to'ward'oneanother;

'2. Aishore" comprising a :pairfoflmembers adjustablev longitudinallyEof oney another y n 'andf'aclamp yformed in a pair of sections,` 't

each section beiny lformedg'fromastri- *of "-flat' material: and'aving'an end 'wal-l Y -atly abutting thef'outer kface off'onesectionofthe vshore 'and side y*Walls abuttin Atheside1=fac`es `of1 theysl'1or`e,v said# end 'walls eingf vertically spacedllongitudinallyfofthe shore,' the side 1 3. In combination"vvlith'ashorefy embodyving upperfand flower .j'sections,V a clampingcollar Y lsurrounding overlapping ends of :the ysections, consisting foftwo:y separable sectlons having'l r*the j'f'eentral portions thereofflatly abutting opposite vfaces fof the shore#v and` provided .dat jtheir'jen'ds jwithloops,' wedges "enga'gmg'said loops todrawtllefsectionsfof 'l the clarn ping colla-r together uponthe shore,

*and 'liniiting elements; carried yby the Supper and lower 'sections ofthe 'shore preventing ing collar upon the lower.l sect-ion; otfthe',Sh'ore. v .e "'I'n itestlmonyr whereof hereunto PASCAL lDE :nysignature.

`-downward movement' :of-the, upper,`- section y, of 4the shore withrelation" to the clamping collar or 'downward' movement of tl1ercla1mp``ll 5 f

